教授餵養了一隻流浪狗取名為“小八”,每天小八都會將教授送到家門口,還經常在傍晚的時候到車站去迎接主人下班。後來教授因病去世,然而小八卻依然每天到車站去等候主人的歸來…… Extensive reading is essential for improving fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary
“What a good dog you are. What a fine dog you are. Hachi, you are the best dog in all of Japan.” Professor Ueno speaks these words to his faithful dog before boarding the train to work every morning.